2026 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 10/30/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Kentucky 4 1 10 10.00 0 0.3 2.5
1 Memphis 4 1 15 15.00 0 0.3 3.8
1 West Virginia 4 1 16 16.00 0 0.3 4.0
1 Appalachian State 4 1 19 19.00 0 0.3 4.8
1 Oklahoma 4 1 24 24.00 0 0.3 6.0
1 BYU 3 1 34 34.00 0 0.3 11.3
7 Eastern Michigan 5 2 31 15.50 0 0.4 6.2
8 Arkansas 4 2 29 14.50 0 0.5 7.3
8 Florida Atlantic 4 2 33 16.50 0 0.5 8.3
8 Georgia Tech 4 2 35 17.50 0 0.5 8.8
8 Vanderbilt 4 2 37 18.50 0 0.5 9.3
8 Illinois 4 2 38 19.00 0 0.5 9.5
8 Wyoming 4 2 39 19.50 0 0.5 9.8
8 Missouri 4 2 40 20.00 0 0.5 10.0
8 Oklahoma State 4 2 43 21.50 0 0.5 10.8
8 SMU 4 2 51 25.50 0 0.5 12.8
17 Kansas 3 2 118 59.00 1 0.7 39.3
18 Tulane 4 3 28 9.33 0 0.8 7.0
18 Connecticut 4 3 35 11.67 0 0.8 8.8
18 TCU 4 3 41 13.67 0 0.8 10.3
18 Ohio 4 3 42 14.00 0 0.8 10.5
18 Charlotte 4 3 43 14.33 0 0.8 10.8
18 Clemson 4 3 45 15.00 0 0.8 11.3
18 San Diego State 4 3 45 15.00 0 0.8 11.3
18 Buffalo 4 3 47 15.67 0 0.8 11.8
18 Miami (FL) 4 3 54 18.00 0 0.8 13.5
18 New Mexico 4 3 55 18.33 0 0.8 13.8
18 Arizona 4 3 100 33.33 0 0.8 25.0
29 Western Michigan 4 4 38 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
29 Rutgers 4 4 40 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
29 Temple 4 4 60 15.00 0 1.0 15.0
29 Massachusetts 4 4 65 16.25 0 1.0 16.3
29 Kansas State 4 4 68 17.00 0 1.0 17.0
29 Louisville 4 4 68 17.00 0 1.0 17.0
29 Minnesota 4 4 71 17.75 0 1.0 17.8
29 Boston College 4 4 78 19.50 0 1.0 19.5
29 FIU 4 4 78 19.50 0 1.0 19.5
29 Texas A&M 4 4 79 19.75 0 1.0 19.8
29 Duke 4 4 81 20.25 0 1.0 20.3
29 Michigan State 4 4 83 20.75 0 1.0 20.8
29 Iowa State 4 4 90 22.50 0 1.0 22.5
29 Louisiana-Monroe 4 4 90 22.50 0 1.0 22.5
29 Georgia 4 4 92 23.00 0 1.0 23.0
29 Old Dominion 4 4 124 31.00 0 1.0 31.0
29 Northern Illinois 4 4 156 39.00 1 1.0 39.0
46 Wake Forest 4 5 67 13.40 0 1.3 16.8
46 NC State 4 5 73 14.60 0 1.3 18.3
46 Baylor 4 5 78 15.60 0 1.3 19.5
46 Kent State 4 5 79 15.80 0 1.3 19.8
46 South Carolina 4 5 82 16.40 0 1.3 20.5
46 Washington State 4 5 84 16.80 0 1.3 21.0
46 North Dakota State 4 5 85 17.00 0 1.3 21.3
46 Rice 4 5 86 17.20 0 1.3 21.5
46 Ball State 4 5 89 17.80 0 1.3 22.3
46 LSU 4 5 97 19.40 0 1.3 24.3
46 Virginia 4 5 97 19.40 0 1.3 24.3
46 Florida State 4 5 102 20.40 0 1.3 25.5
46 Utah 4 5 103 20.60 0 1.3 25.8
46 San Jose State 4 5 104 20.80 0 1.3 26.0
46 Arkansas State 4 5 105 21.00 0 1.3 26.3
46 UTEP 4 5 106 21.20 0 1.3 26.5
46 Akron 4 5 109 21.80 0 1.3 27.3
46 Central Michigan 4 5 110 22.00 0 1.3 27.5
46 Georgia Southern 4 5 113 22.60 0 1.3 28.3
46 UAB 4 5 114 22.80 0 1.3 28.5
46 Marshall 4 5 117 23.40 0 1.3 29.3
46 Michigan 4 5 188 37.60 1 1.3 47.0
68 USC 5 7 134 19.14 0 1.4 26.8
69 Oregon 4 6 70 11.67 0 1.5 17.5
69 UCLA 4 6 72 12.00 0 1.5 18.0
69 Kennesaw State 4 6 76 12.67 0 1.5 19.0
69 Ohio State 4 6 78 13.00 0 1.5 19.5
69 Fresno State 4 6 81 13.50 0 1.5 20.3
69 Nevada 4 6 85 14.17 0 1.5 21.3
69 Alabama 4 6 91 15.17 0 1.5 22.8
69 Penn State 4 6 98 16.33 0 1.5 24.5
69 Indiana 4 6 114 19.00 0 1.5 28.5
69 Boise State 4 6 131 21.83 0 1.5 32.8
69 Texas State 4 6 131 21.83 0 1.5 32.8
69 Stanford 4 6 131 21.83 0 1.5 32.8
69 Tulsa 4 6 137 22.83 0 1.5 34.3
69 Texas Tech 4 6 181 30.17 1 1.5 45.3
83 Syracuse 3 5 85 17.00 0 1.7 28.3
83 North Carolina 3 5 107 21.40 0 1.7 35.7
85 Sacramento State 5 9 112 12.44 0 1.8 22.4
85 UCF 4 7 96 13.71 0 1.8 24.0
85 Washington 4 7 115 16.43 0 1.8 28.8
85 Wisconsin 4 7 123 17.57 0 1.8 30.8
85 Iowa 4 7 130 18.57 0 1.8 32.5
85 Hawaii 4 7 132 18.86 0 1.8 33.0
85 Tennessee 4 7 132 18.86 0 1.8 33.0
85 Texas 4 7 137 19.57 0 1.8 34.3
85 Purdue 4 7 143 20.43 0 1.8 35.8
85 UNLV 4 7 161 23.00 0 1.8 40.3
85 Liberty 4 7 166 23.71 0 1.8 41.5
85 Bowling Green 4 7 226 32.29 1 1.8 56.5
97 Nebraska 4 8 128 16.00 0 2.0 32.0
97 Notre Dame 4 8 137 17.13 0 2.0 34.3
97 Arizona State 3 6 107 17.83 0 2.0 35.7
97 Florida 4 8 150 18.75 0 2.0 37.5
97 Miami (OH) 4 8 193 24.13 0 2.0 48.3
97 Ole Miss 4 8 222 27.75 0 2.0 55.5
97 Colorado 4 8 265 33.13 1 2.0 66.3
104 Jacksonville State 5 11 326 29.64 1 2.2 65.2
105 Troy 4 9 124 13.78 0 2.3 31.0
105 Navy 3 7 100 14.29 0 2.3 33.3
105 East Carolina 4 9 147 16.33 0 2.3 36.8
105 Coastal Carolina 4 9 154 17.11 0 2.3 38.5
105 Oregon State 4 9 182 20.22 0 2.3 45.5
105 Sam Houston State 4 9 183 20.33 0 2.3 45.8
105 Cincinnati 4 9 219 24.33 1 2.3 54.8
105 Mississippi State 4 9 244 27.11 0 2.3 61.0
113 Houston 4 10 145 14.50 0 2.5 36.3
113 Middle Tennessee State 4 10 203 20.30 0 2.5 50.8
113 Missouri State 4 10 205 20.50 0 2.5 51.3
113 UTSA 4 10 230 23.00 1 2.5 57.5
113 California 4 10 255 25.50 0 2.5 63.8
118 USF 4 11 135 12.27 0 2.8 33.8
118 James Madison 4 11 190 17.27 0 2.8 47.5
118 Southern Miss 4 11 205 18.64 0 2.8 51.3
118 Delaware 4 11 230 20.91 0 2.8 57.5
118 Western Kentucky 4 11 242 22.00 1 2.8 60.5
118 Pittsburgh 4 11 246 22.36 0 2.8 61.5
124 Northwestern 3 9 147 16.33 0 3.0 49.0
124 Maryland 4 12 216 18.00 0 3.0 54.0
124 Louisiana 4 12 223 18.58 0 3.0 55.8
124 North Texas 4 12 269 22.42 0 3.0 67.3
124 New Mexico State 4 12 317 26.42 0 3.0 79.3
129 Army 3 11 170 15.45 0 3.7 56.7
130 Colorado State 4 15 454 30.27 1 3.8 113.5
131 South Alabama 4 16 302 18.88 0 4.0 75.5
131 Georgia State 4 16 330 20.63 0 4.0 82.5
131 Toledo 4 16 380 23.75 0 4.0 95.0